WASHINGTON  House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today announced three witnesses who will appear at a full committee hearing, Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 AM in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

I applaud these individuals for answering our call to testify in front of the Committee. They have critical information about what occurred before, during, and after the Benghazi terrorist attacks that differs on key points from what Administration officials  including those on the Accountability Review Board  have portrayed, said Issa. Our committee has been contacted by numerous other individuals who have direct knowledge of the Benghazi terrorist attack, but are not yet prepared to testify. In many cases their principal reticence of appearing in public is their concern of retaliation at the hands of their respective employers. While we may yet add additional witnesses, this panel will certainly answer some questions and leave us with many new ones.

Mr. Gregory Hicks Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission/Chargé dAffairs in Libya US Department of State

Mr. Eric Nordstrom Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya US Department of State

In October 2012, the Oversight Committee held the first hearing on the Benghazi attacks, which exposed denials of security requests and forced the Administration to acknowledge that the attacks were not sparked by a protest of a YouTube video, contrary to claims made by Obama Administration officials.

*** NOTE: Press seating will be reserved, but limited. Please arrive early (hearing room will open to press at 10:30 AM) to guarantee a seat. An overflow area will be available. ***

O’Pecan is playing the talking points sent to him for the hearing: change the subject to funding, repeat there is no smoking gun —with the smoke rising in the room— and lastly ‘what difference does it make at this late date?’ Slick quisling bastards

I am stunned by the glaring stupidity of most of the Dem reps. A few dont sound like idiots, but are obviously just spewing talking points. All the Republican reps have asked valid questions and are obviously intelligent and aware of the facts. I would be SO ashamed to be a Democrat.

Hes now asking for recommendations on how the State Department can improve. THATS NOT THE SUBJECT OF THE HEARING.

Of course it is. It's about sweeping the dirt under the rug, and getting back to important things, like disarming the American people, and letting millions more immigrants in the door, including more terrorists like Speedbump Tsarnaev.

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posted on 05/08/2013 11:31:40 AM PDT
by Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)

MAY 2012 : (YEMEN? : SUICIDE BOMBING BY ANSAR AL SHARIAH ——See WUHAYSHI, OBL, AQAP, LIBYA, IRAQ, ARAB SPRING, 20120911 BENGHAZI ATTACK201211) In March 2012, AAS executed a series of attacks and armed assaults in southern Yemen that killed 100 people, many of whom were Yemeni soldiers. An AAS suicide bombing in May 2012 killed more than 100 Yemeni soldiers during a parade.
......The emir of AAS is Nasir al Wuhayshi, Osama bin Ladens longtime aide-de-camp in Afghanistan. Wuhayshi is also the emir of AQAP.—————State Department: Ansar al Sharia an alias for AQAP, By THOMAS JOSCELYN October 4, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/state_department_ans.php

OCTOBER 4, 2012 : (US STATE DEPT ANNOUNCES IT HAS AMENDED ITS TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF AQAP TO INCLUDE ITS ALIAS ANSAR AL SHARIA/AAS {see YEMEN, LIBYA, ARAB SPRING, QUMU, 20120911 BENGHAZI ATTACK}) SNIPPET: The US State Department announced today that it has amended its terrorist designations of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to include the new alias, Ansar al Sharia (AAS).—————State Department: Ansar al Sharia an alias for AQAP, By THOMAS JOSCELYN October 4, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/state_department_ans.php

I hate to listen to these dou%^#bags talking. Although, I must because Hicks destroys them!

When I go for my butt, while these idiots are speaking, I leave my front door open, with my leg stuck between the almost closed door so my indoor kitties don’t get any ideas....even thought they RUN from the open door!

1,745
posted on 05/08/2013 11:32:17 AM PDT
by NoGrayZone
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)

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